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托杉 (tok3 caam3) — to do something pointless; to try to do something that is beyone one's ability [colloquial] in Cantonese

tok˗₃托caam˗₃杉
Mandarin Pinyin: tuo1 shan1

Meaning of 托杉

nounto do something pointless; to try to do something that is beyone one's ability [colloquial]

Example Sentences with 托杉

keoiˏ₅佢tok˗₃托caamˎ₄杉
He's slacking off.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好tok˗₃托caamˎ₄杉
Don't slack off.
singˎ₄成jatˍ₆日tok˗₃托caamˎ₄杉
Always slacking off.
keoiˏ₅佢singˎ₄成jatˍ₆日tok˗₃托caam4.杉。
He's always slacking off.
faai˗₃快diˉ¹啲zouˍ₆做je5,嘢，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好tok˗₃托caam4.杉。
Hurry up and work, don't slack.
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Characters in 托杉

托tok3
give a pretext; plead
杉caam3
various species of pine and fir; China fir

Words Containing 托杉

托杉唔識轉膊tok3 caam3 m4 sik1 zyun3 bok3
describes someone who is not smart enough to know how to be flexible and adapt to different circumstances, which is just another way to call someone stupid [colloquial]

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